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Thank you for sharing "My Symbol of Hope" by Michelle Rickaby (April).
I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia just over 10 years ago, when I was 24, and like Michelle, I have found strength, hope and courage in the symbol of the daffodil. A few years ago I filled my garden with daffodil bulbs in memory of those who have lost their fight with cancer and in honour of those who continue to fight. Even as I write this, my son and I are eagerly watching and waiting for the bulbs to burst into the yellow flower that symbolizes the fight against cancer.
But once the delicate blooms fade and their flower heads bend low to the ground, I don't have to look far to find strength, hope and courage. These can be found all year round on the faces of patients and caregivers in the waiting rooms, chemo clinics, transfusion clinics and hospitals. As we share our stories and share our lives, we're able to carry on.
